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we are losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we have pulled the financial system back from the brink. the rising market is restoring values to those 401k's. shepard: the president said we still have a lot further to go. the white house is saying unemployment could hit 10% this year. major garrett is there tonight. unemployment would have gone up last month at the feds counted the people who have given up or stop looking for work, which is often the case. >> that is right. the labor department decided that about 797,000 americans stopped looking for work. that shrank the labour force and the percentage of those jobless became smaller, dropping 1/10. if you put that 797,000 discouraged workers back in, the rate would have been 9.8%. shepard: it may not seem to make sense, but they have done it that way for years. at least the measurement is consistent. >> the measurement is consistent. some people quibble. one of the top economist for the labor department in the bush years said there's nothing wrong with this approach. >> it is no
we are losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we have pulled the financial system back from the brink. the rising market is restoring values to those 401k's. shepard: the president said we still have a lot further to go. the white house is saying unemployment could hit 10% this year. major garrett is there tonight. unemployment would have gone up last month at the feds counted the people who have given up or stop looking for work, which is often the case. >>...
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you are at the microphone first. go ahead. >> my name is michael cunningham i want to thank you for coming here. it shows you are a stand up person and willing to face the heat or priests. or praise. i believe in limited government. virtually every -- mr. walker has been a personal crusade for a number of years saying how our debt is unsustainable. anywhere from 75 to hundred dollars trillion goes to social services and medicaid. the post office is in debt. i am sure you member the horror stories at the hospital. it was supposed to be the crown jewel. so security -- we had this huge debt. we are going to embark upon a more expensive and a more expensive program. we are going to ensure 100 million people. how could we sustain an even bigger debt than we have now if you cannot meet the current debt that we have? >> that is a great question. let me get to it. in terms of our costs so that we are indoor and with the health care system, the system we have is actually unsustainable. i'm just going to finish. you are welcom
you are at the microphone first. go ahead. >> my name is michael cunningham i want to thank you for coming here. it shows you are a stand up person and willing to face the heat or priests. or praise. i believe in limited government. virtually every -- mr. walker has been a personal crusade for a number of years saying how our debt is unsustainable. anywhere from 75 to hundred dollars trillion goes to social services and medicaid. the post office is in debt. i am sure you member the horror...
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anwhat i don't know i whether the blowback against at obama's trying to do is o strong at they can do nothing but play deense. i mean, it's eally remarkable to have the presidentof the united states have to p up a websit that's a eality che or -- and ay these are myths out what i'm trying to do. e has the bully ulpit and it's remarkable thathe terms of debate we taken away from him. pete: the other big thin on this was there was controversial, the public tion. are ere any signs that the opponents n think they have the momentum and tey're going to g that public optio out? >> there's some compromises on the table that pbably are the most promisi route as always in congress. the liberals say any bil i a doesn have a govnment option - bill that doesn't have a governmenoption won't pa. but knob tnks that the senate would accept -- but nody thinks that the senate woul accept that. petethe government is preparing to launch onof the largest public alth initiatives ever in response to expected return of theswine flu. one big issue is whatto do withthe nation's 55 million childrein public schoo
anwhat i don't know i whether the blowback against at obama's trying to do is o strong at they can do nothing but play deense. i mean, it's eally remarkable to have the presidentof the united states have to p up a websit that's a eality che or -- and ay these are myths out what i'm trying to do. e has the bully ulpit and it's remarkable thathe terms of debate we taken away from him. pete: the other big thin on this was there was controversial, the public tion. are ere any signs that the...
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the second, at the city's main ndmark, the gateway of india. more than 50 people we killed and nearly 0 were wounded. last week, a special court nvicted two men and a woman of pnting the bombs. outside, the main prosecution lawyer had this to say >> this decision is very important anit will send a strong signalo anye wo wants to engage in this kind of illelactivity costing the lives of the innoct population. > a judge handed them the death penalty. all three have plead not guilty andre expected to appeal againsthe sentence. their trial took place in high serity and under a poweul anti-terrorism law that no nger exists. prosecuts argued that the bombings were carefully planned arab -- and orn act of extreme brutality. all three deserve e harsh sentence, ty said. the bombings were saido be in retaliati of anti-muslim riots in 2002. all threare said to be members of a pakiani militants group accused of carrying out last year's mumbai aacks, whichas increased iction between india and pakistan. >> jt a footnote ther kistanssued a global alert or 13
the second, at the city's main ndmark, the gateway of india. more than 50 people we killed and nearly 0 were wounded. last week, a special court nvicted two men and a woman of pnting the bombs. outside, the main prosecution lawyer had this to say >> this decision is very important anit will send a strong signalo anye wo wants to engage in this kind of illelactivity costing the lives of the innoct population. > a judge handed them the death penalty. all three have plead not guilty andre...
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i do not know at the payoff is for this. kim jong ilanted somebody he could look up , and bill clinton met that test by being up a have taller than he was -- a foot and a half talr than he was. ihink it is a positive, it is good, and to some people, good news is jt intolerable. >> wait a minute, it is not all good news. thisas a hosta situation. had to be done, i wouldave done it, and you a right, ronaldreagan did it, nixonid it. everybody does it. when hostages ar held, you have pay a ransom. butet us not prend it was not a ranm. you do it as a moral obligatn to citizenwho are spped, but there is a price. it gives legitacy ta governme like that, and they're also hidden prices. it will haen in the futurend we will noknow aboutt if it happs. first of all,arack obama showed a certain sense of self by agreeg that bill clinton, a giant figure, would go d do th. that see, it waslmost reaganesque i remember when jesse jackson repatriad in t fire, ronal reag welcomed them to the -- white house t repatriated the tenant goodman, rona
i do not know at the payoff is for this. kim jong ilanted somebody he could look up , and bill clinton met that test by being up a have taller than he was -- a foot and a half talr than he was. ihink it is a positive, it is good, and to some people, good news is jt intolerable. >> wait a minute, it is not all good news. thisas a hosta situation. had to be done, i wouldave done it, and you a right, ronaldreagan did it, nixonid it. everybody does it. when hostages ar held, you have pay a...
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at leasthe worst of it. japan, the world's second largeseconomy, announced today that its economyrew at an annual rate of 3.7% in t cond quarter. helped along by an increase exportto china. you'll recall that the econoes ofermany and france also rebounded ring the last quarter. spite all of this though, stock markets fell srply around theorld today. >>> and now to the middle ea ident hosni mubak is in washinon for high-level talks with obama admintration officials. and amera has a lot riding on mubarak. the united stas gives some $2 billion a year to egypt,hich remains one of o most reliable arab alls. t egypt's future is murky. mubarak is now 81 yearold and, by some accounts, is in failg health. d no successor has been named. what does itll mean, especially at a timehen there some level of discontent thin egypt? to help make sensef it all, we turn to abc australia'middle st correspondent ben knight. >> reporter: in e heart of cair murad sabri mustafa is comin home tthe apartment he's preparing to lea. he's
at leasthe worst of it. japan, the world's second largeseconomy, announced today that its economyrew at an annual rate of 3.7% in t cond quarter. helped along by an increase exportto china. you'll recall that the econoes ofermany and france also rebounded ring the last quarter. spite all of this though, stock markets fell srply around theorld today. >>> and now to the middle ea ident hosni mubak is in washinon for high-level talks with obama admintration officials. and amera has a lot...
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one of the big changes in the election is that the votes are counted at the precinct or at the polling station this year, as opposed to the districts and the provinces, which has potential advantages and disadvantages. potential advantage is that insofaras the candidates are able to get their political agents to the polls station, they will be able to monitor the voting process throughout the day, do parallel vote tabulation where they see the number of people approximately coming in and seeing the number of votes coming out, which can be important check on fraud. and they will be able to -- the votes will be counted in the station when the polls closed and they will be able to see the tallies posted at the votes station. they will be able to respond to individual polling stations and the outcome and they will be able to aggregate the numbers faster than the election commission will be willing to do. they will play an interesting role. the big question is due to security concerns and lo gestic concerns are they able to get to enough polling stations and particularly polling stations in
one of the big changes in the election is that the votes are counted at the precinct or at the polling station this year, as opposed to the districts and the provinces, which has potential advantages and disadvantages. potential advantage is that insofaras the candidates are able to get their political agents to the polls station, they will be able to monitor the voting process throughout the day, do parallel vote tabulation where they see the number of people approximately coming in and seeing...
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>>> welcome to 9 news now at noon. we will begin with details of the fire that destroyed the home of former dc school president. city officials have released a report on last week's chain bridge road fire and our 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is reporting life from northwest with more information. >> a week and a half ago the fire and a week later you can still smell the smoke. the mayor said it had think complications of a four alarm blaze. those included low water volume. a 75-year-old eight-inch water main was unable to supply enough water to the two closest hydrants and there was location and topography. there are 16 hydrants near the area there were no side streets to access them. so firefighters had to connect thousands of feet of hoses down two hills and the elevation contributed to low water pressure. also the size of the home, 15,000 square feet. the fact that minutes after the firefighters arrived, 80% of that first floor of the home was gone also complicated things. the mayor promised a six-
>>> welcome to 9 news now at noon. we will begin with details of the fire that destroyed the home of former dc school president. city officials have released a report on last week's chain bridge road fire and our 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is reporting life from northwest with more information. >> a week and a half ago the fire and a week later you can still smell the smoke. the mayor said it had think complications of a four alarm blaze. those included low...
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i'm warning you here, it is disturbing at best, unhuman at worst. you may want to back up from the set a little bit. it is the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it's the good, the bad and the ugly for august 30th. we start with the good, best excuse me, rbi, the o's melvin mora. look where that hits his bat. right off the knob and it bounces into fair territory and scores a run, despite the fact that mora never swung. that's called an economy movement. best job of self-preservation, braveser mike gonzalez. how the heck did he catch that? his eyes were closed the whole way. baseball is a game of inches and he was about an inch from getting decapitated. child's best imitation of the pros. half time of the packers preseason game, they had a pee wee football game. this little guy scores a touchdown, the lambeau leap. if brett favre had gone back to the packers, he'd need an assist too. best job keeping your at-bat alive, take a look at that swing again. that's ger arrow. this ball bounces and he still manages to pull it off. best de
i'm warning you here, it is disturbing at best, unhuman at worst. you may want to back up from the set a little bit. it is the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it's the good, the bad and the ugly for august 30th. we start with the good, best excuse me, rbi, the o's melvin mora. look where that hits his bat. right off the knob and it bounces into fair territory and scores a run, despite the fact that mora never swung. that's called an economy movement. best job of...
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and we saw shiesta at a hospital. and this was another instance that i was in disbelief who i was looking at a girl who just days ago had lost her entire family. what did she have to do with the taliban? what did her family have to do with the taliban? >> there was a little girl. one of our very first stories we actually did in afghanistan. she was 11 years old. she was begging for leftover morsels of bread. she was going from house to house in a richer area of kabul where she knew that security guards stood outside the home and they would have their lunch. so she would go after lunchtime with her little bag and beg for bread. when i was talking to her, she was so matter of fact. everything was matter of fact. every answer she had, well, i do this because my dad's a heroin addict. i have to help feed my family of eight. my mom has to take care of the babies. she was okay with it because it was a part of life. but it came to a point where i asked her if she prayed. and that stone face cracked and one lone tear fell fro
and we saw shiesta at a hospital. and this was another instance that i was in disbelief who i was looking at a girl who just days ago had lost her entire family. what did she have to do with the taliban? what did her family have to do with the taliban? >> there was a little girl. one of our very first stories we actually did in afghanistan. she was 11 years old. she was begging for leftover morsels of bread. she was going from house to house in a richer area of kabul where she knew that...
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the news at five just getting started. . >>> take a look at this. an amateur photographer had no idea what he cast catching on camera. you can see the chaos as robbers are getting away with $65 million in jewelry from a daring daytime theft in london. we have a closer look at one of the biggest robberies in their history. >> reporter: why this cameraman decided to film the jewelry store is unclear but what he filmed next was the fin moments of the second largest robbery in britain. looking at the video again we can highlight the thieves. one of them pulled by the left arm a woman in white. she is an employee take taken at gun point. then the gun shot into the ground. minutes earlier they went in through an air locked door, smartly dressed, looking like clients. once inside they pulled out guns, fired two shots in to the floor and stole 43 pieces of the most expensive items. next is the execution of a high end escape plan. the pair fled on new bond street in a blue bmw. they are almost caught when the car crashs in to a black cab. around the corner o
the news at five just getting started. . >>> take a look at this. an amateur photographer had no idea what he cast catching on camera. you can see the chaos as robbers are getting away with $65 million in jewelry from a daring daytime theft in london. we have a closer look at one of the biggest robberies in their history. >> reporter: why this cameraman decided to film the jewelry store is unclear but what he filmed next was the fin moments of the second...
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at the same time, the advent of the kind of international cooperation discussed at recent summits of the g-20 and of the united states administration with the multilateral approach to foreign policy that provides other nations with a fresh opportunity to respond positively. both give some cause for optimism. it is not unreasonable to hope for advances in the middle east peace process, for success in the new approach in afghanistan, for a better era in u.s.-russia relations, and more constructive response to the international community and the leadership of iran or a more determined effort by the international community to overcome iranian in transitions, and while the prospect of any of these folks coming to fruition survives, is the label for america's allies to work hard to bring that about for the good of all. it would be a mistake to allow our current hopes to obscure the longer term trends. there are likely to make it harder for countries such as britain to pursue a church in policy and to protect its interests and citizens. looking a decade or two ahead, powerful forces of econ
at the same time, the advent of the kind of international cooperation discussed at recent summits of the g-20 and of the united states administration with the multilateral approach to foreign policy that provides other nations with a fresh opportunity to respond positively. both give some cause for optimism. it is not unreasonable to hope for advances in the middle east peace process, for success in the new approach in afghanistan, for a better era in u.s.-russia relations, and more...
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co o of his blog, abc news found his message hinting at second thoughts on his murder plot. >> at the gym i saw a woman i like. occasi.alonhe sly gak mesooeyd contact and smiles. to get a friend like her, and for night time action, i would cancel this plan. he didn't cancel his plan, his pain never gone, and this vigil tonight is a reminder of the pain he left behind. john berman, abc news, idgeville, pennsylvani >>> as we reported, sodini had written a blog for months that alluded to his killing rampage, but did anyone read it, and if anyone had, would they or could they have done anythg about it? pierre thomas takes a closer look at the problem of monitoring literally millions of blogs. >> reporter: sometimes killers like this man who murdered ten people in a finland school, post their deadly intentions on the web. >> you will die next. >> reporter: before they commit mass murder.f ge iord ge so if george sodini wrote a blog on a website detailing his plans to kill, why couldn't authorities stop him? while police do troll the web looking for hate groups, terrorists, and gangs, they
co o of his blog, abc news found his message hinting at second thoughts on his murder plot. >> at the gym i saw a woman i like. occasi.alonhe sly gak mesooeyd contact and smiles. to get a friend like her, and for night time action, i would cancel this plan. he didn't cancel his plan, his pain never gone, and this vigil tonight is a reminder of the pain he left behind. john berman, abc news, idgeville, pennsylvani >>> as we reported, sodini had written a blog for months that...
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we have looked at tier one, and tier two, and we continue to look at the most effective way of having a policy that allows us to have the skills that we need and that mansion migration of the interests of the country as a whole. >> and you are confident that the current rules will mean that the resident labor market will be offered jobs first before companies move and look abroad to find people abroad to fill those vacancies? >> that is the agreement. we have taken steps by given people first shot. we have toughened up labor mark tests for employees. the role in that the job center plays in matching people to forces will reinforce this change. and that will allow people to get the jobs available. of course we will draw on skills from other countries and that is what the point system is all about. but it is clear that the changes in the point system will have an effect on the numbers of people coming into our country. >> one of the source of difficulties is intra-country transfers. as you know, there have been disputes around the country where there have been protest it is outside the
we have looked at tier one, and tier two, and we continue to look at the most effective way of having a policy that allows us to have the skills that we need and that mansion migration of the interests of the country as a whole. >> and you are confident that the current rules will mean that the resident labor market will be offered jobs first before companies move and look abroad to find people abroad to fill those vacancies? >> that is the agreement. we have taken steps by given...
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look at that. find out where a massive typhoon has made land fall. >>> and marion barry calls the hbo documentary tonihbthe most balanced media coverage he's ever received. well, this is new... i'm working on my digestive health. whatcha eatin'? yoplus. it's a yogurt for digestive health. it's delicious. here... blackberry pomegranate. honey, i can't find my hand. (announcer) yoplus has the special combination of... fiber plus... special cultures... plus the delicious taste of yoplait. >>> morning divers resume their search in the hudson river after saturday's mid-air collision between a small plane and a helicopter. the bodies of seven of the nine victims have been recovered. today the divers will concentrating collecting the debris from the plane. this is the worst disaster in new york city since november of 2001. >>> the cash for clunkers program is causing problems at many dealerships. the cash for clunkers program has fuel efficient cars flying off the lots. and there are reports of dealers ha
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does the white house look at it that way? >> well, look, we certainly have seen some data recently that show that our economy is -- has stabilized a bit. i definitely think we have pulled back from the edge of going into a depression, which many people predicted when the president took over in january. we still see hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs every month, millions of people looking for work, and harry, this president won't be satisfied that our economy is back on track again until the people that want to work in this economy can find a good paying job that lets them provide for their family. that is what he is focused on each and every day. >> robert gibbs we thank you very much for your time this morning. >> harry, thanks for having me. >> all right. we will be back to talk about the war in afghanistan in one minute. Ñi >> the growing violence in afghanistan is a reminder that the fighting that started there in 2001 is far from over. we go now to krbls news chief of foreign affairs correspondent lara l
does the white house look at it that way? >> well, look, we certainly have seen some data recently that show that our economy is -- has stabilized a bit. i definitely think we have pulled back from the edge of going into a depression, which many people predicted when the president took over in january. we still see hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs every month, millions of people looking for work, and harry, this president won't be satisfied that our economy is back on...
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at has faen pretty flat. it would not surprise me if th house pass a bill with a public option in,nd the senate paes some bifurcadhing that ds not have a public option, and it is all result in congress, probablyithout some sort of publ option. --is all relved in conference,probably wiout some st of public option. >> you ha the blue dogs digging in their heels, you have howard de saying thathe public oion pass to be there howould l handle is? >> hwould not haveeld public meetings. giving the oppositioa chance to ce and waved sis and talk out socialismnd death pane. heworked with congrs but he got medicare tough congress in 1965. it w the last of thereat society. he got considerablbipartisan suort. >> the other thing he did was unt votes. this is but omaas got to do. starts out with clearly0 votes the sate. althe republicansill vote against him. with the public option in, and pbably without apublic option. he has kent crad, of who will go somewhere else, scorce will not suort the public option. where does h --
at has faen pretty flat. it would not surprise me if th house pass a bill with a public option in,nd the senate paes some bifurcadhing that ds not have a public option, and it is all result in congress, probablyithout some sort of publ option. --is all relved in conference,probably wiout some st of public option. >> you ha the blue dogs digging in their heels, you have howard de saying thathe public oion pass to be there howould l handle is? >> hwould not haveeld public meetings....
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at the moment. it's bizarre. i'd like to know your thoughts on that and whether or not america's influence in the world will diminish because of the government and obama himself particularly? >> well, let me say first of all since you are from britain. i recommend to you and everyone else here, book called "why margaret thacher matters." what? >> sounds good. >> yeah. it is worth your reading, remarkable study of the novelist living in istanbul. she got fascinated looking back at what an enormous impact thatcher had on british economics. i think one of the fascinating differences between president reagan and president obama is president reagan had had a long period to think about foreign policy and to think about what he believed and doing the daily radio show for a long period after he was governor, he had really thought about almost every major public policy issue and developed firm opinion. i sense that president obama has a lot of sort of surface-level ideas, but he hasn't thought through the ne
at the moment. it's bizarre. i'd like to know your thoughts on that and whether or not america's influence in the world will diminish because of the government and obama himself particularly? >> well, let me say first of all since you are from britain. i recommend to you and everyone else here, book called "why margaret thacher matters." what? >> sounds good. >> yeah. it is worth your reading, remarkable study of the novelist living in istanbul. she got fascinated...
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at least three more people were killed in a bombing at a mart ne baghdad today. and then controveral decision to let that lian man convicted in the bombing of pan anlight 103 go homto die. y were the obama administration's protests ignored? joining us this week a charles sennott. he is the executive editornd vice president of "globalpos" and dagmar aalund. she is the depy international editor of "the wall stet journal." welcomto the two of you. >> tha you. >> all right, let's stt with afghanisn. a lot of americ money, a lot of american lives was iested inaking this election possible. very low turnout. and then you hadhe president hamid karzai who clas it was a eat success. chare, was this really a success? are to believe that? >> it was success but it didn't go as bad as many it feared it might. i think that in the endf the day, this elect had two things ppening. it was a political contest. and we all sort ofnow where this es. it's going to end with karzai re-elected other collectiveisdom isaccurate. but -- but it's also a contt in which wre really testing the om
at least three more people were killed in a bombing at a mart ne baghdad today. and then controveral decision to let that lian man convicted in the bombing of pan anlight 103 go homto die. y were the obama administration's protests ignored? joining us this week a charles sennott. he is the executive editornd vice president of "globalpos" and dagmar aalund. she is the depy international editor of "the wall stet journal." welcomto the two of you. >> tha you. >> all...
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>> no, not at all. he was explaining what has been the president's policy, the president recognizes that his first job was to rescue the economy, that what he inherited was an economy with a trillion-dollar plus deficit, and an economy that was in free fall and people talking about depression. and he had to change that. and i think we have and the statistics we have seen could confirm that, people are talking about whether the recession is going to turn into a depression, they are talking about when it is going to end. >> that is a real accomplishment, it is a real accomplishment for these policies. but we also recognize, this is saying the president has also talked about that in addition to rescuing the economy, we have to rebuild it on much stronger foundation storks we don't have the kind of problems that brought this expansion to an end, that led to the mess we suffered for the last two years, and crucial to that is getting the federal deficit under control. that is going to involve difficult -- dif
>> no, not at all. he was explaining what has been the president's policy, the president recognizes that his first job was to rescue the economy, that what he inherited was an economy with a trillion-dollar plus deficit, and an economy that was in free fall and people talking about depression. and he had to change that. and i think we have and the statistics we have seen could confirm that, people are talking about whether the recession is going to turn into a depression, they are talking...
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you have to do something in at case. u cannot just step back and say that that ishat it is. >> we are nevegoing to bend the cost cus on assainations if wkeep doing this stuff out i remember when american agencies want to aassinate somody thenhey did it themselves. we did not go out and squdered $20 miion. >> like that idea,ut there is aounter argument. what would thesessassinations as sensibly do? look, it never happened, only ideas. if youant to kill a guy in pakistanyou use a drone. but if you want to kill a guy in hamburg, killingim in the west is hard. you have a problem with a local street youant to use a contractor, because this easier to deny. the reason the program in the end was abandoned wasecause it was a shting bad guys in hamburg and pariand london. >> coacting these guys is an old practice of th cia. they hired the mafia to go after castro. this is noing new. >> that did t work out well. >> as i recall, that s the kennedboys. >> yes, it w. it did not work out well. normally this es not work out well. >> is
you have to do something in at case. u cannot just step back and say that that ishat it is. >> we are nevegoing to bend the cost cus on assainations if wkeep doing this stuff out i remember when american agencies want to aassinate somody thenhey did it themselves. we did not go out and squdered $20 miion. >> like that idea,ut there is aounter argument. what would thesessassinations as sensibly do? look, it never happened, only ideas. if youant to kill a guy in pakistanyou use a...
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and right now, at the inner harbour, they are checking in at 76 degrees. under clear skies. winds are currently calm. and do you want, that's the key. 58 degrees. right now, so it is comfortable and pleasant outside. on sky watch hd radar. you can see dry sweep across state of maryland. although for tomorrow. we will increase with the temperatures for tomorrow. into the mid 80s. and there is a warm front making the way into our area. that's producing light rain showers into the ohio valley. but dissipating as we move toward the mountains. so what does it mean for us. for tomorrow. couple more clouds around. but temperatures will be on increase. and they are already turning the heat up in the center portions of the united states. 89 in dallas. at this hour. 87 in omaha. and 82 in st. louis. we are still cool and comfortable right now. but that will change as we go through the daytime tomorrow. and as we are under the ridge of higher height that allows for hot and humid air mass to move in here. so be in the low 90s really by sunday and monday. by tomorrow, though, we are goin
and right now, at the inner harbour, they are checking in at 76 degrees. under clear skies. winds are currently calm. and do you want, that's the key. 58 degrees. right now, so it is comfortable and pleasant outside. on sky watch hd radar. you can see dry sweep across state of maryland. although for tomorrow. we will increase with the temperatures for tomorrow. into the mid 80s. and there is a warm front making the way into our area. that's producing light rain showers into the ohio valley. but...
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florida had the largest jump at 4.2%. tonight, lawmakers are warning consumers about a cash for clunkers camp. charles schumer says that there are web sites that are asking consumers for their personal information to register them for the program. however, you should know that no registration is needed to participate in the program. the scams could cost consumers thousands of dollars, lead to identity theft and delayed in getting their rebates on time. are you in the market for a new laptop? now baby the best time to buy -- now may be the best time to buy. >> the computer section was busy this afternoon. but this year, as people's budgets are shrinking, so are their computers. >> we are going to have a lot of really well priced laptops to get people into computers. >> computers with a whole new name and price tag. call them the net books. >> where inexpensive, small and light and they do virtually everything that your notebook computer would do. >> except that they do not come with a cd or dvd player, but the price tag is
florida had the largest jump at 4.2%. tonight, lawmakers are warning consumers about a cash for clunkers camp. charles schumer says that there are web sites that are asking consumers for their personal information to register them for the program. however, you should know that no registration is needed to participate in the program. the scams could cost consumers thousands of dollars, lead to identity theft and delayed in getting their rebates on time. are you in the market for a new laptop?...
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join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, a children's group performs at last month's episcopal general convention. captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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say i spend 2 nights at aig name hotel, 3 at a boutique, and 5 at a beach resort... and boom! free night. ( dings, monkey chatters ) ( in a baby voice ) aren't you a smart one? ( monkey laughs ) accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >>> we are back with our round table discussion with our distinguished panel. rick, let me ask you this question. the administration wants to keep defense spending at $534 billion and then contingency war time-type funding. given the realities and the size of the deficit, health care underway, there is anyway that number is going to be preserved? >> well, certainly the number is not going to go up. and what will erode it is the contingency costs will continue to be higher than what they want and lud -- include in the regular budget. in terms of actual money to spend on new weapons it will go down. i don't think they will cut the defense budget. i don't think they are willing to accept what comes with that and what happens to democrats. >> the democrats are cutting defense spending. >> if you hav
say i spend 2 nights at aig name hotel, 3 at a boutique, and 5 at a beach resort... and boom! free night. ( dings, monkey chatters ) ( in a baby voice ) aren't you a smart one? ( monkey laughs ) accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >>> we are back with our round table discussion with our distinguished panel. rick, let me ask you this question. the administration wants to keep defense spending at $534 billion and then contingency...
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at this seizure w some weeks ago. eyhave posted a sers of actions -- sanctions to punish pyongyang about its la of cooperation. iran ewing's president has asked -- iran's president has set up iticism of the opposition. he has cald for t leader of e opposition to be punished. >> psident ahmenijad did not name it anyone specifically, but he says the senior individuals in the post-election unrest should be dealt with cisively. he says there needs t be a serious corontation. e president and a pension will again rect the psident's interventionill -- the president's intervention will have applications in an. >> it should not bthat the key elements of enjoying -- the key elemes enjoy security, while sser important elements ar punished. >> earlier this week, the preme leader rected that the opsition leaders had been ting on behalf of foreign powers. trials havbe taking plac of some of those allegedly involve in the unres but analys are warning that if more people are put on trial, the situatio could beme elicit and unpredtabl
at this seizure w some weeks ago. eyhave posted a sers of actions -- sanctions to punish pyongyang about its la of cooperation. iran ewing's president has asked -- iran's president has set up iticism of the opposition. he has cald for t leader of e opposition to be punished. >> psident ahmenijad did not name it anyone specifically, but he says the senior individuals in the post-election unrest should be dealt with cisively. he says there needs t be a serious corontation. e president and a...
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they haveeard at before. othe sayhey hve a sense of relief, not just for pakistan but for the world. >> we do not need these people in power. we are n lieving in wt he is doing. he isbsolutely bad for us and our nation. anher saidhat americawas bad, too, fo killing innocent cilians with drones. it was a drone which targete baitullahehsud, able to reach m in a remote terrain where troops could n. the mission s directed fro thousandsf miles away. the whi house is suggeing it was a job well done. >> if theeports of baitullah mehsud's death are crect, there no doubt theakistani people a safers a result of it. this is an individualhose title as mderous thug was welleserved. >> officials here hope that baitullah mehsud is gone andis fightersill be inisarray. but there's alsohe prospect of a successor. the mostikely candidate is his eputy -- a trainer of suicide bombs. c news,a islamabad. >> infghanistan, three soldiers have been killed in a urth is critically injured. the vicle was hit by a roadsid bomb. asualties'
they haveeard at before. othe sayhey hve a sense of relief, not just for pakistan but for the world. >> we do not need these people in power. we are n lieving in wt he is doing. he isbsolutely bad for us and our nation. anher saidhat americawas bad, too, fo killing innocent cilians with drones. it was a drone which targete baitullahehsud, able to reach m in a remote terrain where troops could n. the mission s directed fro thousandsf miles away. the whi house is suggeing it was a job well...
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when you look at rent news events and look at th way other broadcasters have coveredhe news, it gives you, i think, a ry difrent perspectivehan what the "newsur" represents which is thoughtful alysis put into context and that, think, what we do better than aone else. >> during times of crisis we' all seen the numbe that peopl come specifically to the "nshour" and public televisio because they feel comfoable with what ey get ther >>well, i think it's also about trust. and i think it's nooincidence that j lehrer has been tapped for every presidentia debaten recent history. ihink that is because othe quality of the wor that he does both asn anchor as well as an editor, and think that whate has built with the "newshour" and what e extraordinarily talented team has ilt is a news broadcast that really is siular in its rk. and as we look forward in watchinghe "newshour" elve with its partnershs with npr, with its work that it's bee doing with "front line", i think it's going to serve the community an extraordinarily effective way. >>i totally agree with you. no, just a coue minutes lef in th
when you look at rent news events and look at th way other broadcasters have coveredhe news, it gives you, i think, a ry difrent perspectivehan what the "newsur" represents which is thoughtful alysis put into context and that, think, what we do better than aone else. >> during times of crisis we' all seen the numbe that peopl come specifically to the "nshour" and public televisio because they feel comfoable with what ey get ther >>well, i think it's also about...
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or english or at the latest. that is scary. >> many people use these type of services never dreamed they would be in need of using such services but there aren't a lot of options out there. that means that free clinics are having to squeeze a lot of services into tighter operating hours, meaning that everyone is feeling the pinch. it wasn't easy for george anderson two turn to a free medical clinic after he lost his job and health insurance 2000 years of my life there. but you do what you have to do. >> is not alone in mecca patients receiving e. a low-to-moderate income wage earners who have always taken care of their family. you see tears in their eyes in the coming year iraqi doctors, nurses and physicians assistants at this correct and bridgeport, connecticut are all volunteers. a provide everything from checkouts, lab work and even tried perception drugs. clinics serve uninsured low-income patients have been in the area. this year up to 8 million americans will visit free clinics across the country. that's u
or english or at the latest. that is scary. >> many people use these type of services never dreamed they would be in need of using such services but there aren't a lot of options out there. that means that free clinics are having to squeeze a lot of services into tighter operating hours, meaning that everyone is feeling the pinch. it wasn't easy for george anderson two turn to a free medical clinic after he lost his job and health insurance 2000 years of my life there. but you do what you...
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at 7, recovered at 8. and eric austin, taken just 1 1/2 months old, age progressed to 21. here's his student i.d. >> the team also uses computer wizardry to reconstruct the faces of the dead, another 41 cases solved. >> we get to give that victim their name back. >> reporter: many of these cold cases do not have a happy ending, including jaycee lee dugard. she's alive, but no one can restore the childhood she lost. david wright, abc news, virginia. >>> the los angeles county core nore today confirmed details surrounding michael jackson ice death. in a state, they said jackson's death was a homicide, caused by acute propofol intoxication. a fatal overdose of the powerful drug. an investigation is continuing. >>> also in california, more wildfires, it's a familiar story. the fires cover tusands of acres, homes are threatened, residents have been forced to flee. there is a state ofen ergmecy as crews battle the blazes with thg hot, dry conditions making things worse. brian rooney is in la canada, california.
at 7, recovered at 8. and eric austin, taken just 1 1/2 months old, age progressed to 21. here's his student i.d. >> the team also uses computer wizardry to reconstruct the faces of the dead, another 41 cases solved. >> we get to give that victim their name back. >> reporter: many of these cold cases do not have a happy ending, including jaycee lee dugard. she's alive, but no one can restore the childhood she lost. david wright, abc news, virginia. >>> the los angeles...
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we have more at wusa9.com. just look under virginia news. >>> the metropolitan washington airport authority wants your input on raising rates on the dulles toll roads. airport officials plan to hold three hearings on whether to increase the toll next year by 25 cents with incremental increases in future years. they are accepting comments on- line at their website through september 14th. you can find a link to it at wusa9.com. look under the virginia news for this story. local counties in maryland will be forced to operate with significantly less safe funding due to an impending state's deficit of $700 million. governor o'malley told county leaders they would receive a quarter billion dollars less than in previous years. ike leggett said residents would not be taxed to make up the loss. however, he did say every other cost-cutting option will be on the available. >> it will not be oozy. i anticipate we will have additional layoffs an reduce programs and services. this this point in time i have not said which ser
we have more at wusa9.com. just look under virginia news. >>> the metropolitan washington airport authority wants your input on raising rates on the dulles toll roads. airport officials plan to hold three hearings on whether to increase the toll next year by 25 cents with incremental increases in future years. they are accepting comments on- line at their website through september 14th. you can find a link to it at wusa9.com. look under the virginia news for this story. local counties...
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and at they have to taken serisly. and now kim ng-il is ready to ke concession and make this magnanimougesture of releasing the two ameran journalists. >>hat do north korea expect to get out of this? know you described it's a go pr campaign. i guess what i'm sin is, is the photo opportunity with preside billlinton unto itself worth leing those journalists go? >> well the importance of photo-op with former president bill clint shouldot be underestimated it's very importt for kim jong-il's image domesticly that he brout this visit to ongyang to meet with him and to show around t world. but we c assume that north korea epects something bond that. that ty are sendi a signal that they may be rea to come into negotiations aga with the u. and move forward and improvingrelations. >> mr. clinton comes home with a wealth of information i mean, the sit-down wh the presidentin north korea tel us a great deal abou him, doesn't it? >> yes, i does. ere's been a lot speculation out kim jog-il's alth, about his state of mind, but his c
and at they have to taken serisly. and now kim ng-il is ready to ke concession and make this magnanimougesture of releasing the two ameran journalists. >>hat do north korea expect to get out of this? know you described it's a go pr campaign. i guess what i'm sin is, is the photo opportunity with preside billlinton unto itself worth leing those journalists go? >> well the importance of photo-op with former president bill clint shouldot be underestimated it's very importt for kim...
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we have two occutions the at 8 d 5. at some poin raises nations d kids. the queson is when t let them go and wlk on their o is going to be critical. and the queion thatarla raises is, yes, it's difficult to let them be on their own and we dot really think they' going to beble to handle their problems, butwe're also not going to be able to be there rer and so thers t righ questis to be debating and just how much -- e questi is, wh are the cos and risks of staiing are thgreater know th the cost and risk of going. >> that's not the isue. were going to go. and ihink we shouldgo. but i thinkwe don't wa to blow the timbeing now and then by -- by thinking it's easy. it not asy. and therere lot of problems. >> timing's everything. but i want to move o toafrica, the secrety of state, she's in -- >> you want to move ontohe secretary state. >> i do. >> know you, martin. >> theoutburst. this was a moment the secrary of state asked a question in whichhe responds, i's about her husband. ho well do you think she responded to this? >> she didn't respond to it well. altho
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the latest in series of attacks aimed at mehsud. how badly did the united ates want him? there was a $5 milon bounto his ad. toght's "lead focus" we look at the death of itullah mehsud a what it means against the war against t taliban. it was reported that mehsud was at his father-in-law's hou at th time othe attack suffering from a kney ailment. although mehsud insisted h face not be swn he briefly -- >> caller: there waspretty good eviden in towards of t electronic intercepts and other kindof data that suggest that he was deadnd just today pakistan, one of mehsud deties called the associad press to say that he was indeed killed. but there's nobody. there's no devidence. so iraqi officials would li to go to the ea to confirm that he was killed. >> as head of the talibann pastan, mehsud is taughto have been behind some of the group'most gh-profile attacks in recent years. th pakistani goverent named him as the prime suect in the december 2007 ssaof former prim minister bena zhirbhutto. he was also thought to be the mastermind. in march of thisear in the pakisti city in la
the latest in series of attacks aimed at mehsud. how badly did the united ates want him? there was a $5 milon bounto his ad. toght's "lead focus" we look at the death of itullah mehsud a what it means against the war against t taliban. it was reported that mehsud was at his father-in-law's hou at th time othe attack suffering from a kney ailment. although mehsud insisted h face not be swn he briefly -- >> caller: there waspretty good eviden in towards of t electronic intercepts...
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bar at the waldorf. good night, america, from new york! [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- chris: next on "special report," could it be the light at the end of the tun? opponents of healthcare reform hope to make a difference by making waves at town hall meetings a ray of hope for u.s. efforts against the taliban as one of its most notorious figures is cut down, and the gay community is disappointed with president obama. all that, the fox all-stars and the fry die lightning round. "special report" starts now. welcome to washington. i'm chris wallace in for bret baier. president obama greeted better than expected unemployment numbers today saying the worst may be behind us, but senior white house correspondent major garrett reports no one, including the president, is getting carried away with the news. >> today we are pointed in the right direction. >> the president said so even though the white house still believes unemployment will rise to 10% by the end of th
bar at the waldorf. good night, america, from new york! [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- chris: next on "special report," could it be the light at the end of the tun? opponents of healthcare reform hope to make a difference by making waves at town hall meetings a ray of hope for u.s. efforts against the taliban as one of its most notorious figures is cut down, and the gay community is disappointed with...
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are now at some of them are at teeterboro at the control tower, gathering records, radar information, any flight plans, reviewing air traffic control tapes for communication. additional investigators are out gathering information with respect to operations. they have talked to the fixed base operator the teeterboro airport where the saratoga was this evening -- this afternoon-they departed. we were advised that the saratoga did stop over at teeterboro and they brought a passenger on. they did not refuel. and they were there for a half hour. we are going to be continuing our investigative work interviewing witnesses, gathering records, looking at maintenance and other information. there may be parts that will be washing up and some citizens may have information that would be helpful to the investigation, such as video or still photos that they can provide and i will let the mayor communicate to you all how to provide that information to us. we've just arrived on scene. we're beginning the factual work. we will have an organizational meeting tomorrow morning at that organizational meeti
are now at some of them are at teeterboro at the control tower, gathering records, radar information, any flight plans, reviewing air traffic control tapes for communication. additional investigators are out gathering information with respect to operations. they have talked to the fixed base operator the teeterboro airport where the saratoga was this evening -- this afternoon-they departed. we were advised that the saratoga did stop over at teeterboro and they brought a passenger on. they did...
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if you look at the phone book for chicago and you look at the blue pages and you look at the federal government listings you see page after page of federal government listings, telephone listings in chicago. you look at orlando, which in the whole metropolitan area you're talking over 2 million people and there's less than one page. we have no military bases in my district. we have virtually nothing in the way of federal facilities. we have basically some military recruitment centers and not much else. and the result of that is that our money keeps going out of the district year after year after year and that saps the strength of local economy. so i think it's our turn. last year my predecessor in his eighth year in congress brought $1.9 million to the district in designated spending. we're already over 13. sfl and we're working to improve that all the way time. and i understand the arguments both for and against earmarks but honestly in my case, i don't understand why some federal bureaucrat who works for the federal highway administration would be a better judge how to spend highwa
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and that's something that indiadoes spectacularly well at. there's a lot more innovation in the indian financial sector because it's privately driven. and even if you go to brazil, it's a wonderfully developed financial market already - even at this lesser stage of economic development. >>reporter: another downside to mainland china is its weak rule of law and a lack of media freedom. that said, an ambitious government stands by its plan to develop shanghai as an international financial centre on par with london and new york by 2020 and this is the time frame needed to determine the credibility of today's bric grouping as a force to reshape the global economy. beyond the financial crisis, countries early to adapt, innovate and cooperate in a world of depleting energy resources should grow in stature. which suggests that some emerging markets could be overshadowed - and that the new world order may need a new acronym. >>abirachad: in afghanistan women have been hiding behind the scenes for de cades with only a few working outside their homes a
and that's something that indiadoes spectacularly well at. there's a lot more innovation in the indian financial sector because it's privately driven. and even if you go to brazil, it's a wonderfully developed financial market already - even at this lesser stage of economic development. >>reporter: another downside to mainland china is its weak rule of law and a lack of media freedom. that said, an ambitious government stands by its plan to develop shanghai as an international financial...
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at least the worst of it. japan, the world's second largest economy, announced today that its economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7% in the second quarter. helped along by an increase in exports to china. you'll recall that the economies of germany and france also rebounded during the last quarter. despite all of this though, stock markets fell sharply around the world today. >>> and now to the middle east ident hosni mubarak is in washington for high-level talks with obama administration officials. and america has a lot riding on mubarak. the united states gives some $2 billion a year to egypt, which remains one of our most reliable arab allies. but egypt's future is murky. mubarak is now 81 years old and, by some accounts, is in failing health. and no successor has been named. what does it all mean, especially at a time when there is some level of discontent within egypt? to help make sense of it all, we turn to abc australia's middle east correspondent ben knight. >> reporter: in the heart of cairo murad sa
at least the worst of it. japan, the world's second largest economy, announced today that its economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7% in the second quarter. helped along by an increase in exports to china. you'll recall that the economies of germany and france also rebounded during the last quarter. despite all of this though, stock markets fell sharply around the world today. >>> and now to the middle east ident hosni mubarak is in washington for high-level talks with obama...
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the left, at the empire state building and ahead at the statue of liberty, an amazing sight and as you said, aviation attorneys such as yourself have been calling for this and why hasn't the government done anything about it. >> caller: why hasn't the government done a lot of things, eric? because it takes the nerve yeah and a mountain to noof tmove t e inertia, it is a beautiful thing and important for commerce but you need safety reviews and in order to get the faa in there, they have to fight lobby a, b and c and it should be done and now is this time, segregate the aerospace in terms of commercial operators using some of it and then, sightseers using another, and to create that kind of separation at a minimum. >> eric: how widespread is it across the country? it sounds amazing, the on-demand service, noncommercial flights, in 2007, 2008, 109 people, 109 -- were killed, when the commercial flights didn't have any type of crashes. how widespread is this across the country? and do you take your life into your hands if you are in the situation someplace else. >> caller: well, you don't
the left, at the empire state building and ahead at the statue of liberty, an amazing sight and as you said, aviation attorneys such as yourself have been calling for this and why hasn't the government done anything about it. >> caller: why hasn't the government done a lot of things, eric? because it takes the nerve yeah and a mountain to noof tmove t e inertia, it is a beautiful thing and important for commerce but you need safety reviews and in order to get the faa in there, they have...
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or at least thought so. one soldier wenow know had a mobile phone, and today eight monthsn his footage has emerged. a ned man blindfolded and bound,is last human contact, a kick in the head. it's like he jumped, a soldier laughs, s souunalese accent, country oy. his ne casual, lke this was a game. as further gunshs ring ut, the camera pans t reveal other baed boies, eight in total and all t one naked. thers no indication of the ethnicity of dead man t the oup which obtained the pictures say the victims are tamils. e killers are wearinghat appears to bsri lankan army uniforms. 's possible to independently verify t authenticity of the pictures of this bloodbathut the group of exiled sri lankan journalists, which passe them to channel 4 news, are not a tal liberation group. they campaign forress eedom. now, the existence of footage like this has been mored for months. it's ten eight months fort toome ou and it was onl smuggled out of sri lanka ithe past of ys. an independe sri lankan human rits investigator who
or at least thought so. one soldier wenow know had a mobile phone, and today eight monthsn his footage has emerged. a ned man blindfolded and bound,is last human contact, a kick in the head. it's like he jumped, a soldier laughs, s souunalese accent, country oy. his ne casual, lke this was a game. as further gunshs ring ut, the camera pans t reveal other baed boies, eight in total and all t one naked. thers no indication of the ethnicity of dead man t the oup which obtained the pictures say the...